Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been given the thumbs up by nearly seven out of 10 Malaysians, largely thanks to the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, but his popularity has slipped below 70 per cent for the first time since he took power in March.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the authorities concerned to take quick measures to modernise the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), Dhaka University Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) and Public Library.

The UK has inaugurated Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), merging Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Department for International Development (DFID) for combining diplomatic levers and aid expertise to fight against coronavirus, conflict and climate change globally.

US-Bangla Airlines today announced an additional weekly flight on the Dhaka-Doha route from September 9 due to an increase in passenger flow to the popular Middle Eastern destination.

The 25 Bangladeshis, who were detained by Assam police for violating their tourist visa conditions, return home.

Thirty-five people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Five more prosecution witnesses gave their statements before a Dhaka tribunal in connection with an arms case against expelled leader of Jubo Mohila League Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman.

Another murder case was filed today against suspended Teknaf Police Station officer-in-charge Pradeep Kumar Das, an accused in a case filed over murder of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan.

A Dhaka court has placed Abzal Hossain, a suspended accountant of the medical education department under the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), on a 14-day remand in connection with two money cases.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) today informed the High Court that a total of 12,543 private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres have applied to the government for renewal of licences.

At least three people were killed and four injured after the oil tanker of a lorry exploded inside a private container depot in Chattogram’s Patenga this morning.

A Khulna court has sentenced four persons to death for killing a Madrasa student -- Musa Sikder.

Probe committee members are interrogating suspended Teknaf Police Station officer-in-charge Pradeep Kumar Das, an accused in a case filed over murder of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan.

A Dhaka court has ordered to freeze 52 bank accounts of Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed and its Managing Director Masud Parvez in connection with a money laundering case.

Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank, has been appointed the inaugural chancellor of Albukhary International University (AIU) in Malaysia, reports the New Straits Times.

Three accused -- Nurul Amin, Nizam Uddin and Ayas Uddin –- gave their confessional statements before a court in a case filed over the murder of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan.

A seven-year-old girl reportedly died while acting out a hanging scene in a drama series in Madhabpur upazila, Habiganj yesterday.

Amidst an escalation in border faceoff with China in Ladakh, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has flown to Moscow today on a three-day visit, where he is expected to discuss expediting Russia’s supply of several defence hardware, including missile defence shields.

President Donald Trump defies requests to stay away and visits Kenosha, Wisconsin, not to urge racial healing after a white officer shot a Black man in the back but to express support for law enforcement in a city rocked by civil unrest.

Australia tumbled into its first recession for almost three decades with its pandemic-crippled economy shrinking a record seven percent in the second quarter, official data shows.